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Sex offender registries: exploring the attitudes and knowledge of political decision-makers

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dc.contributor.authorJung, Sandy
dc.contributor.authorAllison, Meredith
dc.contributor.authorToop, Carissa
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Erin
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:44:06Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:44:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractSex offender registries (SORs) were established due to policies and practices intended to protect the public from individuals who commit sexually violent acts, and yet the empirical literature does not show that public SORs reduce or prevent sexual crimes. Given that politicians prominently influence SOR policies, the current study explores the views of SORs by 26 political decision-makers from Canada and the U.S. Participants completed a survey on their opinions regarding SORs and their knowledge of SOR eligibility. Attitudes and political perspectives were assessed to examine their association with SOR opinions. Almost two thirds of those surveyed believed SORs should be publicly available and a third believed SORs helped to protect the public. These beliefs were associated with those with conservative-leaning political views. These findings help us to explore the perspectives of political decision-makers and gain insight into attitudinal factors that may play a role in influencing opinions regarding SORs.
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dc.identifier.citationJung, S., Allison, M., Toop, C., & Martin, E. (2020). Sex offender registries: exploring the attitudes and knowledge of political decision-makers. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 27(3), 478–492.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1733698
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2372
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectsex offender registry
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectpoliticians
dc.subjectsexual offenders
dc.subjectcommunity safety
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectopinions
dc.titleSex offender registries: exploring the attitudes and knowledge of political decision-makersen
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